CHS Northwest Layoff — April 2026
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGWashington State Employment Security Department· filed February 19, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Bellingham, Black Diamond, Chimacum, Poulsbo, WA (Permanent County).
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on February 19, 2026.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the WA state workforce agency.
Summary
CHS Northwest filed WARN notices announcing planned permanent layoffs tied to the sale of multiple Farm & Home/True Value retail locations in Washington. A Jan. 28 notice said the Lynden True Value store supervisor and 10 other employees were notified of impending permanent layoffs expected on April 1, and a Feb. 19 notice announced the sale of four additional holdings including Bellingham Farm and Home with 38 employees’ layoffs expected on April 19. CHS said employees were notified in writing and that the sales are intended to transfer ownership rather than close locations; the company stated it will continue operating in the area and is supporting affected staff. The WARNs list affected positions (including store managers and a supervisor) though employee names were redacted.
CHS Northwest disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the WA state workforce agency on February 19, 2026. The notice covers 38 employees in Bellingham, Black Diamond, Chimacum, Poulsbo, WA (Permanent County), with the layoff effective April 19, 2026.
That is roughly 0.4% of the 10,000 people CHS Northwest employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 3 layoff events at CHS Northwest since April 2026, including 106 jobs documented in official WARN filings.
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